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No. 408,022. Patented July 30, 1889.

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No. 408,022. Patented July 30, 1889.

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TRUCK FOR RAILWAY OARRIAGES. No. 408,022. Patented July 30, 1889.

UNITED STATES ATENT rFIcE.

EDIVARD IVILLIAM MACKENZIE HUGHES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOX SOLID PRESSED STEEL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TRUCK FOR RAlLWAY-CARRIAG ES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,022, dated July-3Q, 1889. Application filed January 3, 1889- Serial No. 295,322. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- placed the pressed steel bolster-beam M, (it- Be itknown thatI, EDWARD \VILLIAM MAC- self shown in detail in Figs. (3, 7, S, and 9,) KENZIE HUGHES, of Chicago, Cook county, Illiwhich is itself a box of pressed steel of the nois, have invented a new and useful Truck shape shown. To the center of this is fast- 5 for Railway-Carriages, of which the following ened the bolster-journal F, Fig. 10, also of isa full,true, and exact description,reference pressed steel, within which the part G moves being had to the accompanying drawings. when the caris in operation. The springs My invention relates to an improved truck are placed between the bolster-beam and the for railway-carriages, in which the parts are bolster-beam box, as clearly shown in Fig. 5,

1o mostly made of pressed steel. The structure and they rest upon pressed-steel plates H at of this truck will be readily understood from their upper and lower ends, which plates are the accompanying drawings, the novelty of provided with projections K, fitting within which is pointed out in the claims hereto anthe ends of the springs, which plates may nexed. rest upon wooden blocks, as shown.

I 5 Figure 1 representsa planview of mytruck The truck-frames A are made of flanged with some of the parts removed; Fig. 2, alatpressed steel, and the ends of the bolstereral view of the said truck-frame, showing beam box pass through the openings in the the position of the bolster-beam and bolstertruck-frames, the flaring flange being cut beam box; Fig. 3, an inside view, partly in away at the ends, so as to permit the ends of 20 section, showing the same structure from the this bolster-beam box to be passed through opposite side; Fig. 4, a plan view, partly and be riveted to the flange,as plainly shown broken away, showing the bolster-beam and in Figs. 2 and 5. spring-supports; Fig. 5, a vertical section The end frames B B are preferably made through the same on the line :20 00; Fig. 6, an of pressed steel, and preferably bolted to the 25 elevation of the bolster-beam; Fig. 7, a plan ends of the side frames by bolting through view of the same; Fig. 8, a view of the same the side flanged frames and through these looked at from beneath; Fig. 9, a section pressed-steel box-beams, as shown. through the center of the same; Fig. 10, a I do not in this application,however,claim View of the lower journal attached to the this specific method of attachment or the rela- 3o bolster-beam; Fig. 11, a view of the bottom tion of the side plates and end plates of the of the upper journal attached to the OELPbOdY, truck, having filed another application thereand Fig. 12 a view of the upper surface of for simultaneously herewith, Serial No. the part shown in Fig. 11. 295,324. Nor (101 in this application claim as A represent-s the side frames of the truck, separate articles the pressed-steel wearing- 3 5 which are made of pressed steel and flanged, journals described, having filed another apas shown in detail in Fig. 2. The end pieces plication therefor simultaneously herewith, or boxes B serve to unite the side frames to- Serial No. 295,321. Nor do I in this applicagether. The side frames A are provided with tion claim the bolster-beam and bo1ster-beam openings C for the axle-boxes, and with a box of pressed steel, having filed another ap- 4o flanged opening D for the passage of the bolplication therefor simultaneously herewith,

ster-beam box. The bolster-beam box is Serial No. 295,323.

shown in section, Figs. 2 and 3, and is made lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire of pressed steel for the reception of the 1101- to secure by Letters Patent, is low bolster-beam itself, which islikewisemade 1. The combination, in a railway-truck, of

45 of pressed steel. The flaring sides E of the the pressed-steel truck-frames provided with bolster-beam box are cut away at the ends, as a flanged opening for the reception of a bolshown, so as to allow the bolster-beam box to ster-beam box, a pressed-steel bolster-beam pass through the openingD and to be riveted box fitting the flange of said opening and exto the flanged side openings, as shown in Figs. tending transversely from truck frame to 50 2 and 5. Vithin the bolster-beam box is truck-frame and havingits exterior ends sup- Ico ported by the flanges of said truck-frames and fastened thereto, and a pressed-steel bolster-beam vertically movable in said box, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the pressed-steel box, bolsterbeam M, the pressedsteel bolsterbeam box E, the springplates II H, and the springs inelosed in said pressed-steel box, and the truck-frames A, provided with flanges D, integral therewith and forming supports for the bolster-beam box E, which is attached to said flanges, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the pressed steel truck-frames A A, the pressed-steel crosspieces B B,having closed box ends surrounding and fitting the ends of the truck-frames A, the pressed-steel bolster-b eam box E, the

the pressed-steel bolster-beam M, and the J. O. STIRLING, W. S. HARTWELL. 

